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The Saints (10-4) are still barely leading the South over the Panthers (10-4) thanks to their season sweep of Carolina. You see, the Falcons (9-5) are the team directly ahead of the Lions in the NFC Standings and likely the only team Detroit really has a chance at catching for the final wild-card spot.

McCollum had a career-high in points against Minnesota last season, putting up 43 on 16-25 shooting. "Maybe we've just got to be stronger with the ball and make smarter plays", Lillard said. Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his NBA-leading 24th double-double with 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves , who lost at home against a conference opponent for the first time in nine games.

Ozil will leave the North London club as a free transfer at the end of the season unless a new contract deal is signed. "I believe he wants to stay, he is not to be convinced [to sign a new contract]", said Wenger . But at the moment it is very hard to say. After the win on Saturday afternoon, Arsene Wenger was asked if he believes Mesut Ozil is in the best form of his Arsenal career.

Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to be on hand. The hockey team was informed Tuesday that its proposal to build a new arena at Belmont Park in Elmont was selected as the winning bid , according to people familiar with the situation. Barclays Center is not bad and the Islanders are a great home team, but, the arena is not great for hockey and does not have the same ambiance or ice conditions as the Nassau Coliseum, the Isles' previous home.

The goal was actually Gundogan's first Premier League goal of the season. The Foxes are eighth in the standings despite Saturday's 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace. I think it was for us a fantastic final with quality. The Leicester manager will be pleased that he has no new injury concerns ahead of the clash with Manchester City , however, he did confirm that the tie has come too quickly for two of his players.

In his first year at FAU , Kiffin, 42, led the Owls to their first Conference USA title. The exact terms of the deal are not reported yet. In Kiffin's previous head coach positions, he hasn't lasted longer than four seasons. "We are grateful that the president and university are this excited about what we are doing here at FAU and into the future, although our focus remains completely on the team and this historic season finale tonight on ESPN", Kiffin said to ESPN.

The penalty decision infuriated Stoke manager Mark Hughes, who is under intense pressure following the 3-0 home defeat to West Ham , which leaves his side a single point above the Premier League relegation spots. A retrospective ban could follow Lanzini's charge after the new law on diving was implemented at the start of this season. "I'm a bit surprised".

ESPN commentator Taylor Twellman will be the emcee. Sacramento, Detroit and Cincinnati are also in the running for the two available teams. So far, Nashville is the only city with a scheduled visit by MLS officials. The league all but confirmed Tuesday morning that the Nashville bid fronted by billionaire John Ingram and supported by the Wilf brothers, who own the Minnesota Vikings, has been accepted.

It may end up being a bit of all of these when it all comes down starting Wednesday. How will the new change impact the way ACC coaches recruit, and how will it affect the players involved? He gave UCLA a verbal pledge in September but said Sunday he could look at re-opening his recruitment.

A news release says the donation from the Hamels family is the largest in the history of Camp Barnabas , which is based in southwest Missouri. The land is off of Table Rock Lake near Reeds Spring. Over the past 24 years, Camp Barnabas has helped more than 75,000 campers and missionaries. However, he was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Texas Rangers and they had to relocate.

But in the post-match interviews the megastar said he wanted Barcelona to for a guard of honour for Los Blancos at the Christmas Clasico . "I don't have to keep speaking constantly about myself, I continue to believe what I said two weeks ago at the Ballon d'Or", the 32-year-old said.

In 2013, the Red Devils signed him for a reported 10 million pounds . Zaha is shaking off the inconsistency he showed earlier in his career, turning in more mature and instrumental performances each week. As per the Mirror , his performances at Palace have captured the attention of the Premier League champions. The Eagles completed a remarkable 3-0 away win over Leicester City on Saturday and, in doing so, hauled themselves out of the bottom three for the first time during the ...

Though he has gone from hero to zero with those of a Potters persuasion, he is quickly endearing himself to both Hammers fans and boss David Moyes , who can see comparisons between Arnautovic and a former West Ham fan favourite Paolo Di Canio.

Salah returned to the Premier League with Liverpool over the summer and has been sensational, scoring a staggering 14 goals so far this term. Terry won five Premier League titles, and made nearly five hundred appearances the top flight.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The Pentagon says it discontinued funding for AATIP ended in 2012 but insiders claim that its investigations continue.

Real Madrid appear to be keen on bolstering their defence through the addition of Luiz, but are not alone in their interest. Benitez worked with Luiz during his brief spell at Chelsea . Luiz rejoined Chelsea from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2016 and was a key figure as the Blues won the Premier League last season but the defender has endured a more hard campaign this term.

After arriving at the stadium before the upper echelons Premier League contest, the 23-year-old was reportedly branded a "n*****" while making his way to the players' entrance of the Citizens' academy. The report noted that it was not clear whether the team chose to report the incident to the police, but the attack was presumably recorded by CCTV.

The bottom half of the Premier League remains extremely tight, with just three points separating Newcastle United in 18th and Southampton in 12th. Sturridge has failed to convince Jurgen Klopp he should be a regular in his Liverpool team.

And he has today [Tuesday] been appointed the new head coach of Yokohama F Marinos, as confirmed by the Japanese side on their official website. CFG are the majority owners of Manchester City, from whom Rangers have taken director of football Mark Allen and winger Aaron Nemane in recent months, and Melbourne City among others.

The warning is in force from 8pm tonight (Monday) to 12pm on Tuesday and warns that visibility may fall below 100m in some places. The forecaster warned of dense fog lingering in parts of the country that could cause poor visibility and risky driving conditions.